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Mental Health

Welcome to the mental health category archive. Here you’ll find all the articles that have been indexed as being about mental health.

As the name suggests, here you’ll find all the articles about mental health. The articles will include content about self-care, mental health conditions, coping strategies, advice, and more.

What We Know About Thinking Errors

12 June 202427 May 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young black man outside rubbing his forehead with his hand to represent - What We Know About Thinking Errors

Reading Time: 7 minutesThe human mind is an awesome and interesting biological machine, which loves a short cut, is riddled with biases, and can develop a smörgåsbord of thinking errors

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies68 Comments

Kindness Matters: Why It’s Good To Be Kind

12 June 202420 May 2020 by Unwanted Life
A promo picture for Mental Health Awareness Week created by The Mental Health Foundation to promote - Kindness Matters Why It's Good To Be Kind

Reading Time: 10 minutesKindness is an act of courage, an act of courage that matters, thus, this article outlines what you can do to make our unkind world kinder

Categories Advice, General, Me, Mental Health, TheoryTags Psychology, Support89 Comments

Words That Stay With You Forever

12 June 202429 April 2020 by Unwanted Life
A persons hand picking up a small piece of paper that say's "good" that was next to a small piece of paper that said "bad" to represent - Words That Stay With You Forever

Reading Time: 8 minutesWords that stay with you can be both positive and negative, but more often than not, the ones that really stay with you are the ones that hurt you

Categories General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Me, Mental HealthTags Abuse, BPD, Family, Friends, Racism, Relationships63 Comments

12 Benefits Of Having A Safety Plan

12 June 202415 April 2020 by Unwanted Life
A picture split in two down the middle with the left image of a lifebuoy and the right image of a metal first aid kit to represent the topic of the article - 12 Benefits Of Having A Safety Plan

Reading Time: 6 minutesThis article discusses what a safety plan is and how they can help keep you safe, listing 12 reasons for having a safety plan

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies, Suicide, Support, What is...33 Comments

Family Dynamics: Happy Mother’s Day?

28 January 202518 March 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of an Asian mother feeding her baby in a highchair to represent - Family Dynamics: Happy Mother's Day?

Reading Time: 6 minutesMother’s Day is a day to pay tribute to the mother who raised you, but for others, it’s a reminder of how not all mothers are worth praising or remembering

Categories General, Me, Mental HealthTags Childhood, Family, Happiness, Parents29 Comments

Journaling: What Makes It The Self-Care Go To?

13 April 202511 March 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a white woman writing in her journal while drinking black coffee to represent - Journaling: What Makes It The Self-Care Go To?

Reading Time: 6 minutesJournaling is a common self-care recommendation, but there can be downsides to journaling. So what’s the best way to journal?

Categories Advice, General, Learning Disabilities and Difficulties, Me, Mental HealthTags Journaling, Self-Care, Sleep74 Comments

University Mental Health Support: Is It Enough?

20 July 20264 March 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of graduating Asian university students throwing their mortarboards in the air to represent - University Mental Health Support: Is it Enough?

Reading Time: 7 minutesAre universities offering the support students need for their mental health? To try and answer this question, we’ll take a look at the University of Bristol

Categories General, Mental Health, ResearchTags Coping Strategies, Education, Mental Health Trust, Support40 Comments

How To Stop Being A People-Pleaser

14 June 202426 February 2020 by Unwanted Life
A image of people in the office with a thought bubble coming for an Asian woman that say's - How To Stop Being A People-Pleaser

Reading Time: 5 minutesBeing a people-pleaser isn’t good for your wellbeing. But there are steps you can take to overcome your people-pleasing behaviour

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Coping Strategies16 Comments

The Dangers Of People-Pleasing And Links To Abuse

14 June 202419 February 2020 by Unwanted Life
The image is split in two down the middle with the left image being of a white hand holding a heart and the left image being of a doormat that says "welcome" to represent - The Dangers Of People-Pleasing And Links to Abuse

Reading Time: 7 minutesPeople-pleasing is a behaviour that becomes so ingrained that it’ll become a way of life. Here’s how people-pleasing can cause us harm

Categories Advice, General, Mental HealthTags Abuse, Coping Strategies, Racism, Relationships, Trauma, What is...51 Comments

Love And Borderline Personality Disorder

20 July 202612 February 2020 by Unwanted Life
A photo of a young Asian woman holding a heart made out of cable that lights up. The two images are separated by the article title - Love And Borderline Personality Disorder

Reading Time: 5 minutesLove and borderline personality disorder are a complicated mixture, but they’re not like chalk and cheese, they can go together

Categories Advice, Me, Mental HealthTags Attachment, BPD, Relationships, Suicide63 Comments
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